ACLU Action Alerts:

Oppose expanded government secrecy:

“Last year, with little debate and no public hearings, Congress

adopted an intelligence authorization bill that contained a

provision to criminalize all leaks of classified information. A

firestorm of criticism from civil libertarians, major news

organizations, academics and librarians resulted and President

Bill Clinton vetoed the bill. Unfortunately, at the request of

Senator Richard Shelby (R-AL), this year’s intelligence

authorization bill may include the identical provision.

…The media often plays the crucial role of exposing

governmental misdeeds and the need for reform. To accomplish

this task, most major news outlets base many stories on classified

information.

…This provision would essentially eliminate the check

on government power that public scrutiny of government action

provides.”

Support the right to travel freely:

On July 25, 2001, the House of Representatives approved an

amendment to this year’s Treasury Appropriations Bill (H.R.

2590), offered by Rep. Jeff Flake (R-AZ), that would stop the

government from prohibiting travel to Cuba. The Senate is

expected take up a similar measure this fall. In both houses, bills

are pending to repeal the travel ban altogether – the “Bridges

to the Cuban People Act of 2001,” (S. 1017/H.R. 2138)

sponsored by Sens. Christopher Dodd (D-CT) and Lincoln

Chafee (R-RI) and Reps. Jose Serrano (D-NY) and Jim Leach

(R-IA).

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